Transitional Care Management (TCM) - Articles

“I can bill all discharges with Transitional Care Management codes. They’re all moderate complexity”
Recently, a client wrote to me about a physician who wants to use the Transitional Care Management (TCM) codes for all discharges. The physician stated that all patients who were...

Any patient post-discharge whose medical and/or psychosocial problems are complex enough to require TCM services qualifies for these codes. Here are the specifics:
1. Location: “TCM is for higher-risk patients being discharged from an inpatient or observation status to their home, rest home,...